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Nemaha County, NE hail & severe wind history
113 storm reports on file for Nemaha County between 2010-04-05 and 2026-06-05 — 65 hail and 48 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 6.6 reports a year, and May is the busiest month.
At a glance
- Most recent hail report: May 18, 2026 — 1.5" (ping pong ball), 0.87 mi SW of Auburn.
- Hail was reported on 39 days since 2010 — about 2.3 hail days a year.
- Largest hail on record: 2.75" (baseball) on Apr 26, 2024.
- Nemaha County has more hail reports than 29% of the 93 Nebraska counties we cover.
Search every Nemaha County report
Check a single date first, or filter the full record below — pick a year, narrow to a month, or drag the hail-size slider to see only the larger stones (1", quarter size, is the National Weather Service severe threshold).
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Worst storm days in Nemaha County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-19 | 7 | 2.5" (tennis ball) | — |
| 2026-05-18 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 90 mph |
| 2021-06-11 | 4 | 2" (hen egg) | — |
| 2010-09-13 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 76 mph |
| 2023-05-12 | 3 | 2.75" (baseball) | — |
| 2013-05-28 | 3 | 2.75" (baseball) | — |
| 2013-05-19 | 3 | 2" (hen egg) | 81 mph |
| 2012-03-29 | 3 | 2" (hen egg) | — |
| 2019-06-25 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2016-05-09 | 3 | 1.25" (half dollar) | — |
Reports by year
Report counts are driven partly by how many people were around to report a storm, so recent years tend to look busier than the early 2010s. Treat the trend as a reporting trend, not purely a weather trend.
Notable large-hail events (2" and up)
| Date | Size | Near | What was reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-26 | 2.75" baseball | 0 mi N of Nemaha | The Nemaha County Emergency Manager reported baseball sized hail was falling in Nemaha. |
| 2023-05-12 | 2.75" baseball | 8.29 mi S of Johnson | Emergency manager reported 2.75-inch hail. |
| 2023-04-19 | 2.5" tennis ball | .69 mi S of Johnson | Public reported 2.5-inch hail. |
| 2023-04-19 | 2" hen egg | 0 mi N of Howe | Public reported 2-inch hail. |
| 2023-04-19 | 2" hen egg | 1.48 mi SSW of Auburn | Public reported 2-inch hail. |
| 2023-04-19 | 2" hen egg | .87 mi SW of Auburn | Trained spotter reported 2-inch hail. |
| 2023-04-19 | 2.25" hen egg | 1.26 mi WSW of Auburn | Public reported 2.25-inch hail via mPING. |
| 2021-06-11 | 2" hen egg | 2.07 mi S of Auburn | Public reported hail larger than a golf ball, but smaller than a tennis ball. |
When does hail hit Nemaha County?
Across 17 years of records, May produced the most reports (29), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0.0% |
| February | 0 | 0.0% |
| March | 5 | 4.4% |
| April | 24 | 21.2% |
| May | 29 | 25.7% |
| June | 24 | 21.2% |
| July | 7 | 6.2% |
| August | 10 | 8.8% |
| September | 11 | 9.7% |
| October | 1 | 0.9% |
| November | 0 | 0.0% |
| December | 2 | 1.8% |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a border with Nemaha County (U.S. Census county adjacency), where we have storm records:
| County | Storm reports | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| Atchison County, MO | 143 | 1.75" |
| Otoe County, NE | 133 | 3" |
| Richardson County, NE | 106 | 4" |
| Johnson County, NE | 97 | 2.75" |
| Pawnee County, NE | 73 | 4.5" |
| Holt County, MO | 70 | 1.75" |
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Common questions about hail in Nemaha County
- How often does it hail in Nemaha County?
- Hail was reported on 39 separate days between 2010 and 2026, about 2.3 days a year, with May the busiest month for storm reports. 55 reports were quarter size (1") or larger.
- Does a report here mean hail hit my street?
- Not necessarily. Each report is one observation tied to a nearby landmark, and a county can be large. Storms also go unreported where few people live. Use the date check above to see what was reported nearby, and treat it as a starting point.
- How big is a 1.75" hailstone?
- Forecasters describe hail by everyday objects: 1" is a quarter, 1.75" a golf ball, 2.75" a baseball. The sizes in these reports are estimates made by the person reporting, not lab measurements.
- Where do I get the official record?
- All reports here come from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, which you can search directly. For anything formal, use NOAA’s own records rather than this page.
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About these numbers
Every row above is a report filed with the National Weather Service and archived in the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (FIPS 31127). Reports are eyewitness, trained-spotter and damage-survey observations, so they cluster near roads and towns and miss storms over empty country. Hail sizes are estimates. Damage figures are preliminary as filed and are never revised in this archive. Use this page for background, not for an insurance claim, a legal filing, or a roof assessment — for those, get the official record from NOAA directly.